By Pat Graham The Associated Press DENVER — Bo Nix soon followed a long completion on a trick play with an interception in the back of the end zone. All part of the growing pains for the Denver Broncos rookie quarterback who managed just two field goal drives in a 13-6 loss to the ...
The Associated Press DENVER — The Denver Broncos expect to see Russell Wilson on the sideline in full pads and eye black this weekend, just as he was in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ opener at Atlanta despite being inactive with a strained calf. The Broncos (0-1) anticipate facing ...
Records: Pittsburgh (1-0); Denver (0-1) Kickoff: Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EDT, CBS BETMGM NFL odds: Steelers by 3 Series record: Broncos lead 20-13-1 Against the spread: Steelers 1-0; Broncos 1-0. Last meeting: Steelers beat Broncos 27-19 on Oct. 10, 2021, in Pittsburgh. Last week: Steelers beat the Falcons 18-10; Broncos lost to the Seahawks 26-20. Steelers offense: overall (26), rush (13), pass (28), scoring (23) Steelers defense: overall (4), rush (10), pass (7-T), scoring (2-T) Broncos offense: overall (27), rush (21), pass (29), scoring (17-T) Broncos defense: overall ...
By Will Graves The Associated Press Justin Fields has been around football long enough to understand how this works, especially when you’re a quarterback. The player at the top of the depth chart gets hurt. The backup comes in and plays well. Controversy ensues. Noise builds. Sides are chosen. Forgive Fields if he wants no part of it. The last thing he wants all of one game into his Pittsburgh Steelers career — a mistake-free performance while filling in for an injured Russell Wilson last week in Atlanta — is to get caught up in something that is entirely out of his ...
The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers are planning to stick with Justin Fields over an injured Russell Wilson as they get ready for a trip to Denver in Week 2. Coach Mike Tomlin said Tuesday the Steelers (1-0) “are preparing as if Justin is going to be our quarterback” with Wilson’s status uncertain as he deals with a balky calf that kept him out of a season-opening win in Atlanta last Sunday. Fields was steady if not spectacular against the Falcons, completing 17 of 23 passes for 156 yards and running for 57 more while not turning the ball over as ...
By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The quarterbacks have changed. The offensive coordinator too. The most direct route for the Pittsburgh Steelers to win games has not. A little — sometimes very little — offense and a whole lot of T.J. Watt. The superstar outside ...
